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So, You Got A Scholarship is a podcast that has candid conversations about academia by centering marginalised voices, perspectives, and experiences inside and outside the classroom. The show asks important questions that seek to transform educational institutions and looks these through the personal stories of various guests. It is a conversation that needs to happen and SYGS is contributing to it with some of today’s greatest minds. This podcast is bound to get you thinking.
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This episode features Luīz Anna Eihmane (Lulu), who is pursuing her PhD in Political Science at Johns Hopkins. In this episode we discuss how institutions create curiosity and interest in students, the state of academic during COVID, how to survive academia during COVID, and we finish off with some tips for anyone considering applying for a PhD. Me…
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Michelle Duran is a justice oriented individual, who is constantly searching to be more inclusive and conscious of the different ways that people are marginalised in society. Her purpose is to empower marginalised people from the ground up. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a major in Global Studies and a double minor in Gender and Se…
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Max is an avid reader, a writer, and a historian. He sat down with me to share his experiences as a person with a disability in education. In this conversation we also explore the intersectionality of subordinated identities, and Max offers a suggestion on how we can, not only make classrooms more accessible, but also how we can create a more empat…
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This is an interview with Desnor Chigumba, a Zimbabwean PhD Student in Chemical Biology at the University of Michigan. Desnor is a major voice in science communication (SciComm) with a particular focus on drug discovery, public health, chemical biology, and women in STEM. She offers information and tips on applying for a PhD in the United States (U…
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This is a unique episode in which we focus on education in Zimbabwe. We speak to Leroy Dzenga, a Zimbabwean journalist, writer, and content creator. He is also the founder and brains behind Imfundo, an online platform offering news, analytical essays and opportunities in all things African education. We speak about the colonial legacy of the educat…
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We are excited to bring you the first episode of the second season. Farai Munjoma is the CEO and Founder of Shasha Network a digital learning platform with a on a mission to provide affordable and innovative high impact education solutions to African communities. Farai talks about the lasting impacts of colonialism in the Zimbabwean education syste…
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Thank you to everyone who stuck with us through season 1 and to everyone who was patient with us as we were building season 2. We are back for another season in which we will expand our topics and issues covered to go into issues outside so-called western nations and look at ideas that may affect educational policy and the future of education in di…
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Tanjona "TJ", takes over the entire show and tells his experiences in academia as an African gay man. He finishes off the episode by sharing some resources and suggestions to anyone who may be naviagting academic spaces and facing similar situations.Tanjona was in charge of of the whole episode from choosing what to talk about, the title, the lengt…
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This time of the year is the beginning of the term or the semester in many universities and colleges around the world. Many are going back while lots more are going for the first time. I asked a few people to help me talk about the one thing they wish they had known before going to university or college. These messages are not just for those going …
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Eva Tabbasam just completed her masters at the the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). We talk about the box ticking phenomenon in applying for scholarships, i.e. the pressure to have to pick apart and lay bare certain aspects of one’s life in order to get opportunities. We also consider how issues such as class can affects one’…
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Daniel is a member of staff at the the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Daniel’s story has been covered widely by various publications. We talk about his experiences, what his general day looks like, and we also talk about the outsourcing. I also talk to Emily Wolff, a masters student from the LSE who was one of the many stud…
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Kaene Disepo, from Botswana, is a Masters student at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is also the founder of Inspired Horisons, an organisation that is changing the narrative of academic excellence in Botswana. He has won numerous awards for his work with young people in the education sector. We talk about how we defin…
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Kim Reynolds (@kimreynolds24) is a Masters student at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and she is from the United States of America (USA). She talks about her work as a student organiser and her involvement with different movement. She shares tips on how to face and/or prevent burnout and how to find new spaces in cities a…
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In this episode I interview Nomonde Ndwalaza (@nomonde_n), a South African Masters student at the London School of economics and political science. We ask whether ‘black tax’ is real or not, we talk about the present day manifestations of South Africa’s history, and the role mentors play in an academic journey. Things mentioned in the show: Her TV …
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In this episode I interview Farah AlHaddad, a Syrian post-graduate student at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). We talk about the changing understanding of ‘home’, the performance of gratitude, imposter syndrome, among other topics. Things mentioned in this episode: United World Colleges (UWC): https://www.uwc.org/ Documen…
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